V96
Header — not billableAccident to nonpowered aircraft causing injury to occupant
The ICD-10 code for accident to nonpowered aircraft causing injury to occupant is V96.
V96 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V96
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under V96
- V96.0Balloon accident injuring occupantnon-billable header
- V96.1Hang-glider accident injuring occupantnon-billable header
- V96.2Glider (nonpowered) accident injuring occupantnon-billable header
- V96.8Other nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupant
- V96.9Unspecified nonpowered-aircraft accident injuring occupant
Related codes in this category
- V95Accident to powered aircraft causing injury to occupantnon-billable header
- V97Other specified air transport accidentsnon-billable header
- V96Accident to nonpowered aircraft causing injury to occupantnon-billable header